Young women's gradual weight gain lifts pregnancy blood pressure danger
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 - 11:01
in Health & Medicine
Researchers are challenging women to start thinking about pre-pregnancy health sooner, with the finding that years of gradual weight gain more than doubles the risk of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. The increased risk was due to weight change and occurred regardless of whether the woman's body mass index (BMI) was initially categorized as healthy or overweight.